BANGKOK, Sept 6 (TNA)- Thailand’s new Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her cabinet posed for photographs at Government House on Friday before heading to the royal palace for their oath-taking ceremony.
The newly appointed ministers, dressed in white uniforms, arrived at the Santi Maitri Building for individual photos, greeting waiting media with smiles. Key figures present included Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, and Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
Following individual shots, the cabinet took a group photo before departing at 4:00 p.m. local time for the Amphorn Sathan Throne Hall in Dusit Palace. There, they were scheduled to take their oath of office before King Maha Vajiralongkorn at approximately 6:15 p.m.
The ceremony marks the formal start of Paetongtarn’s government, which was royally endorsed on September 3. A special cabinet meeting is set for Thursday, preceded by another group photo session outside Government House.
Paetongtarn, 37, is Thailand’s youngest prime minister and the daughter of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra. -819 (TNA)
